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The Whitby Club
Dunkirk Lane / Chester Road Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 6QF
PRESIDENT's LOUNGE
EVERY THURSDAY (7.30pm to 10.30 pm)
There are 3 types of night held at this folk music venue. They are:
1..... In the - President's Lounge: -
Singers, Musicians, Poets Nights - FREE entry - 7.30pm to 10.30pm
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2..... Also in the - President's Lounge: -
Singers, Musicians, Poets Nights + 1 hour BIG Spot - Hat collection
7.30pm to 10.30pm
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Concert Nights -
usually in The Oak Room (see dates below) - 7.45pm to 10.30pm
Pay on door or (for some concerts) - book in advance via the ticket agencies, i.e: -
or
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2024
APRIL
18th -- Oak Room Concert - with
ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE
Tickets in advance from:
www.wegottickets.com
(or Pay on the door)
NB: Mather-Robinson Band
cancelled due to ill health.
25th -- BIG Spot - with
MEL BARRATT
Hat Collection
MAY
2nd -- CLOSED - (Election Day)
NB: Sunday 5th MAY
Special Heswall Hall Concert
Special guest act -
MERRY HELL BAND
Tickets only available from: -
www.wegottickets.com
Doors 8pm Concert starts 8.30pm
NB: Different location for this concert is: -
Heswall Hall, Mount Avenue, Heswall
Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 4RH
Organisers tel.no. -- 0151-678-9902
9th -- BIG Spot - with
MARK DOWDING
Hat Collection
16th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
23rd -- BIG Spot - with
GERRY FFRENCH
& HARRY LOWRY
Hat collection
30th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
JUNE
6th -- BIG Spot - with
CAFFREY, McGURK & MADGE
Hat Collection
13th -- Oak Room Concert - with
FIDDLESTONE
(Pay on the door)
20th -- BIG Spot - with
DAVE WALMISLEY (of Other Roads Band)
& LIZ WALMISLEY
Hat Collection
27th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
JULY
4th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
11th -- BIG Spot - with
JOHN WARD TRIO
Hat Collection
18th -- Oak Room Concert - with
PETE MORTON
(Pay on the door)
25th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
AUGUST
1st -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
8th -- BIG Spot - with
STONESTHROW
15th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
22nd -- BIG Spot - act tbc
29th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
SEPTEMBER
5th -- BIG Spot - "COMEDY PLAYTIME" -
with BARRY POWELL & BERYL TIDBURY
12th -- Singers, Musicians & Poets
19th -- Concert - act still tbc
26th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
OCTOBER
3rd -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
9th -- JOHN LENNON birthday
10th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets -
THEME Night -
"BEATLES MUSIC"
17th -- Concert - act still tbc
24th -- BIG Spot - with
CLOSE QUARTERS
Hat Collection
31st -- BIG Spot - with
THE TIME BANDITS
Hat collection
NOVEMBER
7th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
14th -- BIG Spot - with
SPLIT LEVELMUSIC
Hat collection
21st -- Concert - act still tbc
28th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
DECEMBER
5th -- BIG Spot - with
OLD'SCOOL (duo)
12th -- Concert - act still tbc
19th -- Singers, Musicians, Poets
Christmas Party Night
26th -- CLUB CLOSED
Advanced Date: 2025
Thursday 20th February -- venue tbc
Concert - with MERRY HELL BAND
Thursday 10th June -- venue tbc
Concert - with JAMES KEELAHAN
+ David Woodhead
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IF YOU HAVE AN ENQUIRY THEN
PLEASE CONTACT: -
07981-639-336
or
0151-678-9902
or email: -
folksingerjohn@aol.com
Club website is: -
https://www.hungryhorseacoustic.com/
POETRY
Monologues and poems are a feature of this club.
They add humour, pathos, sincerity and are often thought provoking.
These practitioners are an essential aspect of the atmosphere at this excellent folk club.
Topics are varied and prior to reciting, short explanations
of what to expect are usually given by each performer.
Some of the regular performers are: -
ERIC CRAVEN
You can find Eric and his poems at -
https://www.ericscraven.com/about-eric
NB: His website is well worth a 'look see'.
Other poets are welcome to email their own works to Eric to appear on his website.
CAROL WARBURTON
Wife of John Warburton - singer/songwriter & team member
ALEX JENKINS
Conveyer of monologues/singer & team member
PATRICK HAYES
Poems & songs usually with an Irish lilt